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2 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: FIVE WORD PHRASES!

2 Years 10 Months Summer has gotten the best of us, in a good way. We have been busy with family reunions, lake trips, and a long road trip to a beach vacation. Belle enjoyed each of these adventures immensely, but I have to admit that we have not been consistent with our oral motor exercises this month. With that […]

March 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FAMILY REUNION, FAMILY ROAD TRIP, GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, POTTY TRAININGSPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TWO YEAR OLD, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: UPS AND DOWNS

2 Years 8 Months Hello! Today we were walking through the snack/cereal aisle at the grocery store, and Belle had spotted something so she ran ahead. She quickly grabbed a box of the shelf and came running back with it, exclaiming with all her excitement, “Daddy fruit chews!” Three words. Clear as day. No question […]

February 29, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME GIRL, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DR KINDER, JULIA KINDER, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH THERAPY FOR DOWN SYNDROME, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VERBALIZATION, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: SEEING PROGRESS

2 Years 6 Months Here are a few recent pictures of Belle. (Yes, the second picture is of Belle letting us bury her in the sand.)   Belle just crossed the 100 word mark for words that she voluntarily verbalizes on her own! Some of her latest words include “doctor, swimsuit, goggles,” and “fruit chews.” She has […]

January 27, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, DOWN SYNDROME, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORIGINAL HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS BUBBLE KIT, TALKTOOLS HORN #3, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 4&5 MONTHS: MISS INDEPENDENT

2 Years 4 Months Hello! Attached are two videos of Belle working on some wooden puzzles – one of her name and one that includes shapes of different colors. She loves puzzles! She is a little more chatty in the name puzzle one though. B is her favorite letter so far. Working on the name […]

December 28, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD INDEPENDENCE, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LANIE BEETSMA, NAME PUZZLE, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PUZZLES, SHAPE PUZZLE, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VOCABULARYWHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: BECOMING CHATTY

2 Years 2 Months Belle is doing well and has really been enjoying being 2 🙂 She was a clown for Halloween and loved everything about that holiday. She even let me paint her face! Another picture shows her having fun at an outdoor lighting display, and the last is of Belle watching television while […]

November 30, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, GUM CHEWING, KISSES EXERCISES, OPTORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 1 MONTH: KEEPING BELLE MOTIVATED

Belle is now 2 years and 1 month old and is continuing to do well. You can see in the video below the improvement Belle has made with her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) exercises. I only made her go to 10 on the horn, but she can do 25 fairly easily when I can her motivated. […]

October 26, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BUBBLE BEAR BUBBLE HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, HORN #2HORN HIERARCHY, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

23 MONTHS: ASSISTANCE FROM SLP

Belle is doing well and consistently adds to the lively chatter in our home 🙂 She has approximately 35 words that she says regularly, although someone from outside our family may only understand about half of those without an interpretation. Belle has been working with Whitney, our Speech Language Pathologist with TalkTools, for about 18 […]

August 31, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, APRAXIA BILABIAL SHAPES, APRAXIA SHAPES, APRAXIA TOOLS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE THERAPY, CHEWY TUBE, CHEWY TUBES, DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy

22 MONTHS: FAMILY TIME & HORN PROGRESS

We have some fun pictures in this update including one of Belle with her extremely loving brother and sister. You can also see Belle enjoying her veggie straws at therapy (notice her food placement on her side molars) and having fun with some Play-Doh.    Our family’s schedule has been quite busy lately, so I try my best to get […]

July 27, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, HORN 2, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN THERAPY, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, RECESSED LID CUP

21 MONTHS: REPEATING WORDS

Belle is continuing to progress month after month. She has become more vocal, and she has officially mastered walking. Belle is confident in her ability to walk anywhere she wants to go. She consistently says 23+ words and is trying to say several more but may leave the beginning or ending sounds off. For example, in […]

June 29, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, APRAXIA TACTILE TUBES, APRAXIA THERAPY, APRAXIA TOOLS, APRAXIA TUBES, DOWN SYNDROME, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN THERAPY, HOWN BLOWING, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS TACTILE TUBES

20 MONTHS: EATING GUMMIES & USING A CUP

Belle is now 20 months old and is continuing to do well. She has started walking so she has been focusing a lot on mastering that skill. Her talking has slowed down a little bit but she has picked a few new signs and words this month. I am pleased with the tone that I see around […]

May 26, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BELLE DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, HORN 1, HORN BLOWINGHORN THERAPY, MOUTH BREATHING, OPEN MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL SPEECH THERAPY, RECESSED LID CUPTALKTOOLS PURPLE CUP